Danceforfun

I have been reading this thread with great amusement! Several months ago a person who will remain anonymous contacted my dd dance school and offered for his daughter who had appeared on Dance mums to come and deliver a specialist workshop! Bearing in my she is a child herself only 15 years old! No teaching qualifications and certainly no professional experience, Needless to say our dance teacher was horrified and promptly refused, however I have seen many of these workshops being delivered around the country what a joke!!

Hi Sarahw, thank you I have read these posts already absolutely shocking. What astounds me if that other teachers and parents actually embrace this kind of behavior, therefore making it acceptable. Did anyone ever actually register a formal complaint with either the RAD or the ISTD?

I am wondering if anyone both teachers and also parents is as concerned as I am with regards to the lack of understanding of safe teaching practise within the dance sector. I am horrified with the continual postings of several schools who not only train in a very extreme manner including excessive and unsafe stretching and body conditioning which is way beyond what young bodies should be doing. I fear although these young dancers are able to do some of these tricks what impact it will have on their bodies in the long term.